Ubuntu 9.10 has been out for a while now, so I’m sure everyone knows what’s new. I’ll just mention some things I came across setting up my new system.

Detailed over 25 sections, the “Karmic Koala Bible ” appeals to both Linux initiates and intermediates alike, stepping out key procedures such as partition planning and with a raft of system tweaks

But diving right into a new OS is daunting, even if it is as polished and stable as Ubuntu. That’s OK though, because we’re here to help. We’ve compiled a list of the 20 most important skills that every Ubuntu user should have.

For a week now, I’ve been having fun tweaking Karmic Koala, the latest release of the Ubuntu distribution of Linux. Although I mentioned some of the things I did after installing Karmic Koala last week, here is a more organized checklist.

With a swift boot time, flashy enhancements and additions like Empathy, Mozilla Firefox , and ext-4 as the default file system, it’s definitely an OS that will woo the Linux buffs. Still, like its predecessors, Ubuntu 9.10 is not flawless and complete.

Here’s a shoet list of things to do after you have installed the latest version of Ubuntu.

Welcome to the third edition of Eva’s Useful Guide to Ubuntu!
This guide contains many tips to enhance and customize a fresh Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” installation.

Following on from our post yesterday regarding an audio fix for those of you with popping audio using Karmic Koala, we have now came across a very useful article which may help out some users who are experiencing problems with their Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) install.

This tutorial is designed for new Linux users that are familiar with Microsoft Windows. The goal is to address some of the most common issues that these people face. (Namely, media codecs, and general terminology.)

There’s much more fun to be had in what comes after installing the OS on your machine: now you get to set it up with all the best software it didn’t already come with!

You’ve installed Ubuntu 9.10, now what? Here are my top 10 tips for getting a fresh install feeling your own…

We have all read many tutorials and articles about what programs to add to Ubuntu after installation. However I have yet to see an article or tutorial talk about installing the extras that beef up the default programs that come with Ubuntu.

When you install Ubuntu, there are many services which are enabled by default. Whenever Ubuntu starts, it also starts all these services, there could be so many services which you are no longer using or you have never used them before, so do you think that there is any need to start these services every [...]

Ubuntu is quite nimble, and runs really well on older machines without the need for new and top of the line equipment. In the following are a few tips on the Ubuntu Linux Operating System.

Latest release of Ubuntu 9.04 codenamed Jaunty Jackalope has few annoyances for experienced users such as Indicator applet, No default Compiz/desktop effects for some Intel based motherboards, Update manager nagging continuously for updates, cant restart X server by Ctrl+Alt+Backspace key combination.

I’m still using Hardy (8.04 64 Bit) as I prefer to stick with LTS releases – This means another year to go with 8.04 before the next LTS (10.04). Until then, here’s the answers for the 10 things I do to customize a new Ubuntu Hardy installation:

After some partition sleuthing (an adventure for another time), I finally got Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope installed alongside my Vista installation (I’ve got too many iTunes-DRM’d videos to give Vista up completely).

Everybody uses their desktop a little differently. For me, using Ubuntu means freedom of hassle, believe it or not. Why? Because of some simple things I do with each new Ubuntu installation.

The Ubuntu Field Manual is a work in progress. Based on more than 10
years of Linux desktop support, the manual gives you all the basics for
setting up an optimized Ubuntu desktop system.

Recently I wrote a set of scripts which let you setup a usable environment after a fresh Ubuntu installation. This script will work with Gusty, Hardy, Intrepid as well as Jaunty.

In this tutorial i will explain you the steps you will have to follow to install first your ubuntu in safe mode and then install your Nvidia graphics card drivers.

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops.

Enjoying the latest and greatest that Linux has to offer? Here are 5 things you should do to get even more from your Ubuntu 9.04

The reviews are in, and the just-released Ubuntu 9.04, i.e. “Jaunty Jackalope,” rates as a slick, fully-formed Linux desktop. Looking to get started or upgrade your system? We’re recommending 10 downloads for everyone to try.

There are some incredibly useful applications that don’t ship with Ubuntu one for reason or another. Here’s my Top 5 of the best applications you might be missing out on!

This article describes how to install and update software in Ubuntu 8.04. Although the advice generally applies to Linux, there may be variations for other Linux versions.

Ubuntu is a great operating system, but a small modification and adding here and there will make the ubuntu desktop a enjoyable experience. These include…

Now, despite being a very smart guy when it comes to PCs and Windows, he was still a newbie to the world of Ubuntu, so he and I went through a series of questions and answers before, during, and after his Ubuntu install. I’ve turned those into a FAQ for Ubuntu noobs that should answer [...]

what make this installation different is that you have complete control what you want to install. you decide every single piece of your linux. you decide if you want opera over firefox or gnumeric over openoffice.org calc, etc… and it’s still 100% ubuntu.

I have been using Ubuntu for the last year now (started off with 7.10) and am pretty certain that while the distro is still by far the most user-friendly among all other Linux distributions, setting up your desktop initially can still seem to be a daunting task.